Aviation accidents and incidents in West Virginia
94,304 NTSB cases since 1962, each on its own page in plain English with the NTSB's probable cause and narrative, linked to the aircraft's registry record and its model. So far in 2026: 1,198 cases, 215 of them fatal, 478 people killed. No one is named on these pages.
Cases newest first · 423
| Date | Case | Aircraft | Where | Outcome | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-05-05 | DCA17FA109 | Short Bros. & Harland SD3 30 N334AC |
Charleston West Virginia |
2 killed substantial damage |
Final |
| 2017-01-28 | GAA17CA128 | Cessna 210 N59196 |
Charleston West Virginia |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2016-11-22 | ERA17LA063 | Cirrus Design CORP SR22 N217CE |
Bluefield West Virginia |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2016-09-15 | GAA16CA490 | Piper PA 28 N5673U |
Parkersburg West Virginia |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2016-07-17 | ERA16CA259 | Hirn Associates LTD ZODIAC CH601XL N650WP |
Hedgesville West Virginia |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2016-06-12 | ERA16CA227 | Pezetel SZD 48-1JANTAR STD 2 N438QA |
Maysville West Virginia |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2016-06-09 | GAA16CA300 | Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2002 SIERRA N323TC |
Moundsville West Virginia |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2016-05-14 | ERA16LA184 | Globe GC 1B N78193 |
Hedgesville West Virginia |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2016-03-26 | ERA16FA141 | Cessna 172N N6238D |
Charleston West Virginia |
1 killed substantial damage |
Final |
| 2016-01-29 | ERA16LA098 | Eurocopter France EC 130 B4 N133HN |
Shoals West Virginia |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2015-12-16 | ERA16LA070 | Cirrus Design CORP SR20 N614CD |
Charles Town West Virginia |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2015-08-14 | ERA15CA317 | Ercoupe 415 C N93606 |
Fairmont West Virginia |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2015-07-24 | ERA15LA287 | Piper J3C 65 N92653 |
Southside West Virginia |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2014-11-10 | ERA15FA049 | Mooney M20C N6581U |
Lewisburg West Virginia |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2014-10-26 | ERA15LA028 | Piper PA-28-140 N5601U |
Valley Point West Virginia |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2014-06-17 | ERA14LA294 | Cub Crafters INC CC18-180 N696RP |
Pennsboro West Virginia |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2014-04-11 | ERA14FA192 | Piper PA-32RT-300T N39965 |
Hugheston West Virginia |
2 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 2014-03-01 | ERA14FA138 | Beech F33 N7203E |
Lumberport West Virginia |
1 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 2014-01-04 | ERA14LA086 | Cirrus Design CORP SR22 N450TX |
Buckhannon West Virginia |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2013-07-29 | ERA13LA344 | Hughes 369D N31HM |
Center Point West Virginia |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2013-07-21 | ERA13CA333 | Amateur-built KITFOX II N269KF |
Logan West Virginia |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2013-06-12 | ERA13CA283 | Hughes TH-55A N7057H |
Morgantown West Virginia |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2013-04-26 | ERA13CA218 | Cessna 172P N96178 |
Davis West Virginia |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2013-04-13 | ERA13CA202 | Cessna 172N N6136F |
Summersville West Virginia |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2012-10-04 | ERA13LA007 | Ercoupe 415-C N93606 |
Parkersburg West Virginia |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2012-07-09 | ERA12LA435 | Piper PA-42 N332SM |
Charleston West Virginia |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2012-06-22 | ERA12FA409 | Raytheon Aircraft Company C90GT N508GT |
Morgantown West Virginia |
1 killed substantial damage |
Final |
| 2012-04-16 | ERA12LA293 | Amateur-built RV-7A N5025G |
Gerrardstown West Virginia |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2012-04-15 | ERA12LA285 | Amateur-built STREAK SHADOW N2828W |
Salem West Virginia |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2012-02-15 | ERA12CA182 | Beech 58 N9460Q |
South Charleston West Virginia |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2012-01-16 | ERA12LA147 | Boeing DHC-8-102 N839EX |
Huntington West Virginia |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2011-10-18 | ERA12LA045 | Amateur-built BEARHAWK N5456C |
Woodrow West Virginia |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2011-10-05 | ERA12FA006 | Amateur-built ARION LI N747HW |
Hedgesville West Virginia |
1 killed substantial damage |
Final |
| 2011-10-03 | ERA12FA012 | Piper PA-32R-300 N115CL |
Peru West Virginia |
3 killed substantial damage |
Final |
| 2011-09-17 | ERA11FA495 | North American T-28C N688GR |
Martinsburg West Virginia |
1 killed substantial damage |
Final |
| 2011-08-13 | ERA11CA450 | Cessna 172M N5399Q |
Elkins West Virginia |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2011-07-30 | ERA11CA432 | Amateur-built RANS S6S N434WM |
Huntington West Virginia |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2011-04-10 | ERA11CA237 | Cessna 182A N4810D |
Lesage West Virginia |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2011-03-17 | ERA11CA194 | Robinson R44 N555FP |
Petersburg West Virginia |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2011-02-27 | ERA11LA168 | Cessna 172N N739NY |
Welch West Virginia |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2010-10-30 | ERA11FA042 | MD Helicopters INC 369E N765WH |
Thomas West Virginia |
1 killed substantial damage |
Final |
| 2010-10-17 | ERA11CA035 | Boeing PT17 N55464 |
Fayetteville West Virginia |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2010-09-30 | ERA10LA506 | Cirrus SR22 N567WT |
Mathias West Virginia |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2010-09-18 | ERA10LA485 | Beech 58 N86BR |
Rainelle West Virginia |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2010-09-10 | ERA10LA475 | Cessna 150 N7922E |
Fayetteville West Virginia |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2010-06-04 | ERA10LA296 | Cessna 182P N111VP |
Rainelle West Virginia |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2010-05-01 | ERA10CA253 | Cessna 182T N935FA |
Parkersburg West Virginia |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2010-04-16 | ERA10LA237 | Piper PA 46-350P N779MA |
Parkersburg West Virginia |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2010-04-03 | ERA10CA212 | Cessna 172K N79234 |
Romney West Virginia |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2010-01-19 | DCA10IA022 incident |
Bombardier CL600 N246PS |
Charleston West Virginia |
no injuries minor damage |
Final |
About these pages
The records come from the NTSB's public aviation accident database, refreshed here every week. Each case has a permanent page at eflight.com/accidents/<case number>; the plain-English summary is built from the NTSB's coded fields, and the probable cause and narrative are the NTSB's own words. "Preliminary" means the investigation is still open; the final report usually follows within one to two years, and the page updates when it does. Pilots, passengers and other people involved are never named. Where the aircraft is still on the U.S. register, the page links to its registry record; where the model has a page here, it links to that too.
